MANILA, Philippines — Even the two Aeta men who are being accused of violating the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) told representatives of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) that they were not bribed or forced to sign a petition against the said law, members of the lawyers’ group said Thursday.
Atty. Boni Cruz said they met with Japer Gurung and Junior Ramos earlier this Thursday before they spoke in an online press briefing organized by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Olongapo City.
“Nakausap namin sila at tinanong namin kung totoo nilang sinabi ‘yung P1,0…
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